Penguin Cafe
Due to circumstances beyond our control this event will now not take place. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Penguin Cafe is a band originally conceived by Arthur Jeffes, son of Simon Jeffes and Emily Young, as a continuation of his father’s project, the legendary Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
Penguin Cafe’s current line-up was originally brought together in 2009, featuring a group of musicians ranging from “luminaries from The Royal College of Music” to members of bands such as Suede and Gorillaz. The group released their first album, A Matter of Life... in 2011, which was re-released as a 10th anniversary edition by Erased Tapes as A Matter of Life... 2021, to wonderful acclaim. Despite the similarities in genre and name, the group is distinct from the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra (but, rest assured, PCO fans in the audience can expect some familiar favourites).
Main image credit: Alex Kozobolis
Citadel
Citadel is a group of musicians formed in the Kinsale Road Accommodation centre in 2018, who refuse to be put down by the system. They are from different countries, playing together and bringing you music from Burundi, South Africa, Ukraine and Angola and Tanzania.
The musicians perform songs from home, accompanied by rhythms and tunes from the world. Citadel raises awareness and spreads joy, peace and understanding by sharing their music with each other and with the Irish community.
The group was formed in September 2018, after a successful world music day, and have since performed in the International Guitar festival in Clonakilty, the fundraiser for MASI in Dolan’s Warehouse in Limerick, Culture night in Cork, the Intercultural day in Middleton, GLOW festival in Cork, and The Big Sing in the National Concert Hall in Dublin.
COVID put a break on their endeavours, but they have regrouped and are happy to take to the stage again. They recently performed in the “Night Out for Ukraine” concert in the Cork Opera House. And at Electric Picnic. Some of the musicians are now refugees, others are newly arrived International Protection Applicants. They all speak different languages, but music is their universal language.
The aim of Citadel is to travel around Ireland to places with other direct provision centres, showing off the amazing talent that is hidden there.